myth about regular password change busted - Solaris Rss

This is a discussion on myth about regular password change busted - Solaris Rss ; Here, finally, a piece by one of the leading experts in computer security, Gene Spafford, about where the "need" to regularly change your password came from, and why it won't help much:
http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/site/bl...-change-myths/
two highlights:
"In summary, forcing periodic password ...